Dr. Bruno S. Lopes earned a BSc in microbiology (Hons) and biochemistry (2006) and an MSc in biochemistry both from the University of Mumbai (2008). He obtained a PhD in medical microbiology from the University of Edinburgh (2012) and finished his post-doc at the University of Aberdeen. He was appointed as a lecturer in microbiology at the School of Health & Life Sciences, Teesside University, in 2022. His research involves work on the molecular epidemiology, evolution and antibiotic-resistant mechanisms of hospital-acquired pathogens such as Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas and Klebsiella, as well as the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter spp. His work on Campylobacter has been presented at the ECDC, and he has been interviewed by the CDC. He is also the 2019 and 2023 national award winner of ‘I am a scientist get me out of here’ in the microbe and health zones, respectively. He has published more than 60 papers in international journals, served as a guest editor for high-impact journals, and collaborated globally with 258 co-authors from more than 53 countries.